Kenji Goto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kenji Goto

Japanese journalist and hostage in Syria

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1967

Place of Birth: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 30-Jan-2015

Profession: writer, war correspondent, journalist

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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Kenji Goto (?? ??, Goto Kenji, 23 October 1967 – c.
31 January 2015) was a Japanese freelance video journalist covering wars and conflicts, refugees, poverty, AIDS, and child education around the world.
In October 2014, he was captured and held hostage by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants after entering Syria in the hopes of rescuing Japanese hostage Haruna Yukawa.
On 30 January 2015, he was beheaded by his captors following the breakdown of negotiations for his release.